Larry Johnston: Hearst lived a rich life, judging by his 'castle'

12:24 AM,
Jul. 17, 2013

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The rich must suffer with all the choices they have to make. Witness William Randolph Hearst having to choose where he should spend the night among his many opulent homes.

For example, he could go to his "castle" near San Simeon, Calif.

Until his death in 1951, this castle was just one of his many residential playthings, but is by far the best known. Besides his various homes, he left behind the powerful Hearst media empire, which publish such diverse magazines as O Magazine and Popular Mechanics, as well as dozens of newspapers. It also owns radio and TV stations and entire networks, including ...